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Music Alive
Clarissa Dunn takes you to the best seat in the house for live concerts featuring local and international artists.
Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera on Sunday at 7pm
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10 May 2024
with Clarissa Dunn
2018 Wellington Jazz Festival: John Beasley's Monk'estra
Smashingly off-beat melody, humour, beauty and swing abound, capturing the spirit of Thelonious Monk
John Beasley & Monk'estra
Opera House, Wellington (RNZ)
De Pledge, Stephen: Fantasy on Carmen - Stephen De Pledge, Sarah Watkins, Rachel Fuller, Katherine Austin, Richard Liu, Rae de Lisle (two pianos) (RNZ )
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Contrapunctus 14, from The Art of Fugue, Unfinished - Members of New Zealand SO (RNZ )
Latest audio
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
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NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody
13 Dec 2023NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody
Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Read more Audio
Coming up
Saturday, 9 December 2023
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Shan Liu - SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No 4 in F# Op 30
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Shan Liu - Christopher NORTON: Corrente, from A New Zealand Partita
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Shan Liu - BACH: Partita No 3 in A minor BWV827, Corrente
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Shan Liu - MOZART: Piano Sonata No 14 in C minor K457, 1st movement
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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William Ding - PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No 2 D minor Op 14, 3rd mov
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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William Ding - MOZART: Piano Sonata No 1 in C K279, 2nd movement
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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William Ding - LISZT: Concert Study No 3 in Db, Un Sospiro
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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William Ding - Jenny McLEOD: 24 Tone Clock Pieces, No 1
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Luke Ding - SCRIABIN: Etude in D# minor Op 8 No 12
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Luke Ding - Yuyang DING: Cumulonimbus, from 8 Scenes for Piano Op 10 No 7
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Luke Ding - CHOPIN: Nocturne in B Op 62 No 1
9 Dec 2023Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Read more Audio
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Music Alive
Catch the first broadcast of a new recording from New Zealand, or something from overseas - perhaps from the European Broadcasting Union, the Salzburg Festival or the Sydney Opera House. The NZSO are regular performers, and Thursdays are often the domain of the Auckland Philharmonia; You might hear an ensemble touring with Chamber Music New Zealand, something from the Wellington Jazz Festival or music from around the world via the WOMAD festival.
Tune into Music Alive on RNZ Concert on Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera on Sunday at 7pm
- Text to 8824 (texts cost 20 cents)
- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
- RNZ Concert Facebook Page
- RNZ Concert on X
- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers